Andrew Strauss promised the England team would come together after being confirmed here Thursday as their new Test captain after the exits of former skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores.
Pietersen and Moores's bust-up cost both men their positions Wednesday.

Nasser Hussain attacked both Kevin Pietersen and cricket chiefs as the star batsman resigned the England captaincy.
Pietersen's falling out with coach Peter Moores led to both men losing their positions on Wednesday, just weeks before England depart for their tour of the West Indies.

Kevin Pietersen flew back into London on Thursday to face a barrage of criticism over the events that led to him resigning as England's cricket captain and have left the national team in disarray at the start of an Ashes year.
The star batsman, who had been on holiday in his native South Africa, needed a police escort to enable him to negotiate his way past a waiting scrum of photographers and cameramen at Heathrow Airport.

England cricket chiefs called an emergency news conference Wednesday after reports that both England captain Kevin Pietersen and team coach Peter Moores had quit over a feud.
The news conference, due to take place at 1800GMT at The Oval cricket ground in London, came after a day of confusion over reports Pietersen had quit after effectively insisting Moores be removed from his post.

Confusion surrounded the positions Wednesday of both England captain Kevin Pietersen and team coach Peter Moores following reports they had resigned after a breakdown in their working relationship.
However, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) insisted it had no knowledge of either man standing down from their respective roles after Sky News reported both had quit over their feud.

LONDON (Reuters) - England paceman Steve Harmison has urged captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores to settle their differences for the sake of the team.
The pair's fractious relationship since Pietersen took over the captaincy in August has come to a head in recent days and a poor series of results since Moores became coach nearly two years ago have not helped the situation.

Peter Moores is set to find out later this week whether he will still be England's coach, according to reports in the British press here Monday.
Moores's relationship with England captain Kevin Pietersen has broken down to the point where it now seems all but impossible the pair can work together on the upcoming tour of the West Indies.

England's build-up to their tour of the West Indies, as well as their campaign to reclaim the Ashes, was clouded in controversy on Thursday when skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores were reported to have fallen out.
The Daily Telegraph said that Hugh Morris, the managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), will hold urgent talks with the two men this weekend to find a solution to the power struggle.